Maggie Bandur is an

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and

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producer.

Biography

In 1992, as a student at

El Camino Real High School El Camino Real Charter High School (also known locally as "ECR" or "Elco") is an independent charter secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ...

in Los Angeles, Bandur took part in the

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. El Camino Real's team finished fourth. Bandur was a contestant in the 1994

Jeopardy! College Championship ''Jeopardy!'' is an American television quiz show created by Merv Griffin, in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. Over the years, the show has featured many t ...

, representing

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and later was part of the questions in the game. Bandur is known for her experience in

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writing. After her first work with ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The series follows a dysfunctional ...

'' she has written series for Fox, ABC, CBS, the CW and BBC3.Bio panels
of the Summer Shorts Festival, City Theatre With decline of the demand on

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s she took various "branching out" jobs, including 6 months in

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working on an episode of '' Clone''. Upon return from England she wrote for ''

My Boys ''My Boys'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS (U.S. TV channel), TBS. The show deals with a sports columnist in Chicago, Illinois, played by Jordana Spiro, and the men in her life, including her brother an ...

'' and short comedy plays (''Tea & Sorcery'', ''More White Meat''). She currently works on NBC's ''

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''.

Filmography

*Co-executive producer **''

'' (1 episode) *Co-executive producer **'' Love, Inc.'' **''

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'' *Producer (2003) for ''

''. *Writer **''

Life is Wild ''Life Is Wild'' is an American serial drama television series adapted by Michael Rauch, George Faber and Charlie Pattinson from the British drama '' Wild at Heart''. The show is about a New York veterinarian who moves his second wife and their ...

'' (1 episode) ** ''

Big Day ''Big Day'', originally titled ''A Day in the Life'', is an American television sitcom that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006, to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spil ...

'' (2 episodes) **''Love, Inc.'' (3 episodes) **''Malcolm in the Middle'' (13 episodes) **''

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'' (1 episode) **''Life on a Stick'' (2 episodes) **'' Clone'' (episode 6) ''Clone'', cast and crew
a BBC website **''

'', (4 episodes) **’’Community’’ (3 episodes) **’’

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’’ (2 episodes) **’’

Galavant ''Galavant'' is an American Musical film, musical fantasy comedy television series, created and written by Dan Fogelman, with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Fogelman, Menken and Slater also serve as executive producers alongs ...

’’ (Season 2, Episode 4: “Bewitched, Bothered, And Belittled”) **‘’

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’’ (2 episodes) **’’ Powerless’’ (Season 1, Episode 10: “No Consequence Day”) **’’

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’’ (Season 1, Episode 6: “Stigmata Martyr”)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bandur, Maggie 1974 births Living people American television writers Television producers from California American women television producers Jeopardy! contestants Northwestern University School of Communication alumni Writers from Los Angeles American women television writers El Camino Real High School alumni Screenwriters from California 21st-century American women